On 4 October 1957, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union secretly launched Sputnik, Earth`s first artificial moon. Powered by a car battery, it passed over the stunned American continent once every 101 minutes & propelled the USSR from backward state to superpower & pioneer of the Space Age. This is the pulse-racing story of a time when two nations & ideologies were pitted against each other in a quest that laid the foundations of the modern technological world. ...

So much begins on the banks of the Nile: all religion, all life, all stories, the script we write in, the language we speak, the gods, the legends & the names of stars. This mighty river that flows through a quarter of all Africa has been history's greatest & most sustained creator. In this dazzling, idiosyncratic journey from ancient times to the Arab Spring, Robert Twigger weaves a Nile narrative like no other. Along the way we meet crocodiles & caliphs, nineteenth-century adventurers & twentieth-century novelists, biblical prophets & classical lovers, dam-builders & crusaders. As he navigates a meandering course through the history of the world's greatest river, he plucks the most intriguing, colourful & dramatic stories
- truly a Nile red in tooth & claw. The result is both an epic journey through the whole sweep of human (and pre-human) history, & an intimate biography of the curious life of this great river, overflowing with stories of excess, love, passion, splendour & violence.
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So much begins on the banks of the Nile: all religion, all life, all stories, the script we write in, the language we speak, the gods, the legends & the names of stars. This mighty river that flows through a quarter of all Africa has been history`s most sustained creator. In this dazzling, idiosyncratic journey from ancient times to the Arab Spring, award-winning author Robert Twigger weaves a Nile narrative like no other. As he navigates a meandering course through the history of the world`s greatest river, he plucks the most intriguing, colourful & dramatic stories
- truly a Nile red in tooth & claw. The result is both an epic journey through the whole sweep of human & pre-human history, & an intimate biography of the curious life of this great river, overflowing with stories of excess, love, passion, splendour & violence.
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November 2009. An emaciated young lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, is led to a freezing isolation cell in a Moscow prison, handcuffed to a bed rail, & beaten to death by eight police officers. His crime? To testify against the Russian Interior Ministry officials who were involved in a conspiracy to steal $230 million of taxes paid to the state by one of the world`s most successful hedge funds. Magnitsky`s brutal killing has remained uninvestigated & unpunished to this day. His farcical posthumous show-trial brought Putin`s regime to a new low in the eyes of the international community. Red Notice is a searing expose of the wholesale whitewash by Russian authorities of Magnitsky`s imprisonment & murder, slicing deep into the shadowy heart of the Kremlin to uncover its sordid truths. Bill Browder
- the hedge fund manager who employed Magnitsky
- takes us on his explosive journey from the heady world of finance in New York & London in the 1990s, through his battles with ruthless oligarchs in the turbulent landscape of post-Soviet Union Moscow, to his expulsion from Russia on Putin`s orders. Browder`s graphic portrait of the Russian government as a criminal enterprise wielding all the power of a sovereign state illuminates his personal transformation from financier to human rights activist, campaigning for justice for his late lawyer & friend. With fraud, bribery, corruption & torture exposed at every turn, Red Notice is a shocking but true political roller-coaster that plays out in the highest echelons of Western power.

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We’ve used three signal flag designs on oar paddles to make attractive, sturdy coat racks. made from wood, this oar coat rack features a French finish of red & brown. Four wood knobs for hanging coats & packs. Perfect for lil’ captains to hang their cap. Overall, this coat rack is a timeless addition that is sure to give the room a rustic, nautical feel. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

Red Riding Hood Pop-Up Book is an intricate, stylised gift version of the Brothers Grimm classic, designed by Louise Rowe. Tango books have produced a fresh & original retelling of the Red Riding Hood fairytale with beautiful sepia illustrations & atmospheric pop-ups. ...

Red Rock & Worthington Lakes in 1908 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the area east of Standish, including Worthington Lakes. Features include Arley Reservoir, Worthington Reservoir, Wigan Golf Course, Arley Hall, Worthington Hall, Lancashire Union Line with Red Rock station, Kilhey Court, Water Works, Adlington Reservoir, Hollins Head Farm, William Pit, mineral railway, etc. An 1897 timetable for the Wigan-Blackburn line is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Red Sea & Sinai in the Footprint Focus Guides, which are targeted at cities, regions & countries worldwide that have no, or very limited, coverage from other publishers. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint Focus guides all have the same layout. Smaller than their sister Handbooks, the Focus guides are intended to streamline the information contained so that you have more of what you need, without losing Footprint’s signature unrestrictive editorial style that gives authors the freedom to capture & explore local cultures, sights & areas that are often not covered in other guides. An introductory section introduces the reader to the destination, with chapters on planning on your trip & essentials, including practical information & guidance on subjects such as when & where to go, itineraries, sport & activities, arts, getting there & around, eating & drinks, sleeping & a dedicated section on the anticipated carbon footprint involved in travelling to the destination. Essentially a condensed, straight-to-the-point version of their Handbook series. “ Sets the pace for all the rest to follow” Michael Palin. ...

Red Sea at 1:2, 000, 000 from Gizi Map with lists of diving sites & wrecks along its shores, an enlargement of southern Sinai & its coastal waters, plus street plans of Sharm el Sheikh & Hurghada with tourist information. Coverage extends from Port Said & the Suez Canal beyond the Bab-el-Mandeb Straights to Djibouti City & Aden (Adan). On land in its northern section the map extends west to include the whole of the Nile Valley from Cairo to Aswan & Abu Simbel, & east to Tel Aviv & Amman. All place names are in Latin alphabet, with names of main towns also shown in Arabic.* Information on sea:* The map has bathymetric colouring with additional sea depths. Numerous small islands are shown & named, as well as coral reefs & marine parks or other protected areas. Overprint highlights & names locations of numerous diving sites & famous wrecks.* Information on land:* Excellent presentation of the topography, with altitude colouring, spot heights & names of mountain ranges, etc. The map shows road & rail networks, airports & internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. Places of interest, including numerous sights along the Nile Valley & on Sinai, are highlighted. Also marked are oil & gas extraction sites. The map has latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 1º. Map legend

Includes:: English & Arabic.* Additional
Features:* An enlargement at 1:800, 000 covers central & southern Sinai with the Gulfs of Suez & Aqaba plus Hurghada & its coastal waters. Also provided are street plan of the coastal strips around Sharm El Sheikh & Hurghada, each with a more detailed plan of the central area. All highlight tourist accommodation & various places of interest. The map also

Includes:: an index of diving sites in each country, plus a list of famous wrecks, each with a brief description in English.




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This volume records in detail the dramatic events of an episode which grabbed headlines across the world. Having left St Katharine's Dock, London, to sail around the world, Peter & Shirley Billing were taken at gunpoint from their yacht in the Red Sea. Fortunately they were keeping a regular radio schedule with other voyagers so their disappearance from the radio waves was noticed immediately. Accused of spying, the Billings protested their innocence at every turn, yet it was the efforts made on their behalf by fellow sailors, friends & relatives in Engl&, press coverage & assistance from British authorities that achieved their release a month later, when they were eventually returned to their yacht & could continue their circumnavigation. This account tells how the innocent cruisers were arrested on spying charges, & shows cruisers the dangers of sailing in many areas of the Third World. ...